LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Trump requesting a cost share adjustment for FEMA Public Assistance funds to help Louisiana manage both recovery...
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Higgins Announces $9.4M for Lafayette Regional Airport
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $9,421,816 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP)...
Higgins, Delegation Urge President Trump to Approve Louisiana Disaster Declaration
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump today, urging him to declare a major disaster in the wake of...
Higgins: The Radical Left’s War on Police Must End
As Democrats hold their nominating convention, America is reminded just how far left the Democratic Party has moved. The radical left has become the Democratic mainstream. Extreme policies like...
Higgins Announces $800K for Economic Development in Louisiana’s 3rd District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) after the announcement of $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants for economic...
Congressman Higgins Commends USDA for Including Crawfish in CFAP Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that crawfish will be covered under the Coronavirus Food...
Higgins Announces $300K for UL Lafayette, Economic Development
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will receive $300,000 in funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)...
Higgins Announces $500K for Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Freshwater Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project will receive $508,037 in funding from the Department of Treasury's...
Higgins Commends Passage of Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House unanimously passed H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which authorizes...
Higgins’ Amendment for Calcasieu Channel Included in Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) amendment expediting access to viable dredge fill sites for the Calcasieu River & Pass project was added to the 2020 Water Resources...
Higgins: Leftist Attacks Against Law Enforcement Must End
Higgins: Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Win for Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's requirement for employers to provide...
Higgins Commends SCOTUS Decision Overturning Injunction on Pipeline Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in support of the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the nationwide injunction on pipeline construction activity...
Higgins Announces $7.79M for Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $7,792,300 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Partisan Policing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7120, Democrats' partisan policing bill."This bill is reflective of the broader anti-law...
Higgins Urges Governor Edwards to Sign Pro-Gun Bills
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on Governor John Bel Edwards to sign four pro-gun bills that passed through the Louisiana State Legislature.HB 746, allows those who...
Higgins, House Energy Action Team Call for Expedited Royalty Relief
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt requesting expedited...
Higgins Commends $190M for Coronavirus Testing in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $190,781,430 in funding to expand...
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP),...
Higgins Commends Inclusion of North Lake Charles, Opelousas in Local Foods, Local Places Program
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural...